The most remarkable story of Henry VIII's life was the court "love" story between him and his six wives.
In this story, he has always been the king of England who has abused others from above.
But there was one woman, and she was the only one who made Henry VIII furious, and Henry VIII couldn't do anything about her. And her descendants also replaced Henry VIII on the throne.
She was Margaret Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII.
Margaret Tudor and Henry VII hated each other because their personalities were so similar.
Henry VIII was once very upset after Margaret Tudor married King James IV of Scotland through a surrogate wedding, because in this way, his sister Margaret was higher in the court than him, for example, when holding court banquets, he had to follow his sister Margaret.
Margaret Tudor was bold and determined, and whenever she thought she wasn't being treated fairly and didn't get what she deserved, she would find ways to change the situation.
Margaret married her second husband, Count Archibald Douglas, after the death of her first husband, James IV, and when she discovered that the Earl was spending her dowry money outside to support her lover, she immediately demanded a divorce. She wrote to Henry VIII asking henry VIII to publicly support him from the perspective of his mother.com. Henry VIII himself wanted to divorce as he pleased, but did not support open divorce for women. His requirements for women are still the traditional three from four virtues. Not even my sister. This made Margaret furious to death.
These personality traits made her not pleasing in that era.
Shocked and furious, Henry VIII wrote a letter sternly condemning his sister Margaret for disregarding the sacrosanct nature of marriage. The funny thing is that at the same time, Henry VIII and the first queen Catherine of Aragon also showed their magic in the eight immortals across the sea, one dead and alive and not divorced, and one must divorce and then marry Anne Boleyn.
Margaret Tudor completely ignored henry VIII's wrath and obtained permission from the pope to divorce the marriage. When Henry VIII learned of Margaret Tudor's divorce, he was furious and took his sister's divorce as a "shameless verdict".
Henry VIII's wrath has two meanings. First, the sister, as a woman, actually dared to take the initiative to divorce, violating "machismo", so Henry VIII said that the pope's divorce permission was a "shameless judgment". Second, Henry VIII was also about to be divorced at that time, but the Pope refused to give Henry VIII permission to divorce, because Catherine of Aragon did not agree to the divorce, and her mother's family supported her very strongly. His sister Margaret got it, much to Henry VIII's shame. This prompted Henry VIII to break with the Holy See.
Margaret was then a princess of England, a former queen and current queen of Scotland. But in Scotland, these titles and statuses are somewhat less valuable than the Countess of Douglas. In Scotland, the title of Earl of Douglas has been passed down for generations, and the position is so powerful that it can constrain the kingship.
But Margaret didn't care about that. In her opinion, whoever makes me unhappy, I will make whom I am unhappy.
Margaret's second divorce once brought the siblings out of harmony. But the combination of power makes them never able to shake each other off.
Margaret spent her life fighting in Scotland's court of power. She also has the characteristics of a traditional English woman in her bones, and looks forward to the harmonious relationship between England and Scotland. For this reason, her relationship with her brother Henry VIII was sometimes tense and sometimes harmonious. But when Henry VIII's interests touched her own interests, she would never obey unconditionally.
Margaret dumped Count Archibald Douglas and entered into her third marriage. Unfortunately, I was not happy.
Margaret was bold, decisive, and extremely bold. She entered the Scottish Crown, but did not become Henry VIII's marionette, fully following Henry VIII's orders. Whether it is a brother or a husband, if she feels uncomfortable, she will also fight back appropriately.
In October 1541, Margaret Tudor died. When the news came, Henry VIII, even if he felt sad, would not last long. Because at this time, Henry VIII was busy dealing with his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
Henry VIII's greatest plan for Scotland in his later years was to get Margaret's grandson, the famous infant Queen Mary I of Scots, to enter England to marry his son Prince Edward, but it ended in failure.
Henry VIII could never have imagined that the son of Mary I, the infant Queen of Scots, great-grandson of Margaret Tudor, had won the crown of England and thus united the two kingdoms.
It is said that if you never forget it, there will be an echo. Henry VIII's memories echoed in his sister's great-grandson, which was also interesting.